PaidContent founder’s new travel news startup Skift raises $1.1M

Travel news startup Skift has closed a new $1.1 million round of seed funding, the company announced today.

TechStars expands into Austin with new incubator branch

The latest city that incubator program TechStars will expand into is bustling tech city Austin, Texas, the organization announced today.

Google’s Larry Page ‘a better CEO’ for having paralyzed vocal cords

Google CEO Larry Page shared today on his Google+ page that he has funded a research project for the Voice Health Institute, mostly due to the journey he's undergone over the last 14 years in losing first one, and then a second vocal cord to paralysis.

UGallery hits growth milestones as art sales move online (exclusive)

Online art gallery UGallery announced today that it now has over 500 artists in its community and 6,000 original pieces of art in its marketplace- "the biggest numbers today for an all-original art focused startup."

New online course encourages students to cheat… for science

One unintended use for massive open online courses, dubbed "MOOCs," is to help professors better understand the mechanics of cheating in online learning.

Aereo makes Atlanta the third city to get its TV anywhere service

Aereo has announced that Atlanta, Ga. will be the next market to receive its streaming TV service, with a roll out scheduled for next month.

Expensify takes on Freshbooks with invoicing & billing features

Popular expense report startup Expensify has added the ability to invoice and bill clients from inside its cloud-based dashboard.

Collegefeed rolls out career marketplace nationwide to help students find jobs

Founded by Google's former Head of Products, Collegefeed is a social network that brings together students and employers to improve the hiring process.

Momentum debuts ‘first ever’ equity-free mobile accelerator program (exclusive)

Mobile Monday, an international organization that supports the mobile community, Momentum debuted its program today that offers a free twelve week program to support promising mobile startups.

Facebook’s coming video ads run the risk of ‘MySpacing’ the world’s most popular social network

Facebook's coming video ads will be disruptive, interrupt people, and run the risk of Facebook becoming the very social network it supplanted, according to at least one online advertising executive.

500 Startups’ sixth batch of companies is chock-full of international flavor

Incubator program 500 Startups is debuting its sixth batch of companies today, which feature quite a few that come from not just outside silicon valley, but also the country.

BlackBerry Messenger goes cross-platform on iPhone, Android this summer

BlackBerry managed to squeeze in one surprise announcement during its huge conference keynote this morning.

Alicia Keys announces the BlackBerry Scholars Program — an effort to bring more women to tech

Yup, you still live in a world where singer Alicia Keys works for BlackBerry.